The White House has been working with the Department of Justice to formulate changes to the H-1B visa program pursuant to the administration’s “Buy American and Hire American” executive order.
Japan recently amended its omnibus data protection law, the Personal Information Protection Act to add new compliance requirements that will have an immediate impact on many U.S. multinational employers with employees in Japan.
Consistent with a major theme of the 2016 election cycle, equal pay and similar wage proposals dominated the attention of state legislatures in the first half of 2017.
Anticipated rules to “clarify” New York City’s Freelance Isn’t Free Act, which amend Title 6 of the City’s Rules by adding a new chapter 12, have now been promulgated by the Department of Consumer Affairs and go into effect on July 24, 2017.
A federal court in Wisconsin recently held that an employer potentially violated the FCRA when it provided the employee with fewer days to dispute information contained in the report than the number of days provided in the adverse action notice.
As employers across the county await action from federal labor officials concerning the currently-enjoined white collar salary rule, state measures increasing exempt employee pay continue to move through state legislative houses.
On June 27, 2017, the U.S. Department of Labor announced that it has reinstated the issuance of Opinion Letters by its Wage & Hour Division and unveiled a new website to guide employers and employees in requesting an Opinion Letter.
